Learn-ed: Examining the Book and the Written Word in Art

From Raphael’s beautiful Madonna and Child with Book to Picasso’s Woman with a Book, books have been portrayed in art throughout the ages. Discuss the symbolism used by artists in depicting religious doctrine from the 15th to 18th centuries; consider how inscription turns secular in the lovely Pietro Antonio Rotari’s Young Girl Writing a Love Letter; and conclude with the word according to Ed Ruscha in Annie, in which text becomes image.

Meets in Entrance Gallery | The program is free with admission and limited to 20 participants. | Please sign up at the Information Desk no later than 15 minutes prior to each session.